• Boettcher Foundation added Cile Chavez, president of Cile Chavez Consulting Inc.; Russell George, president of Colorado Northwestern Community College; and Sharon Linhart, founder and managing partner of Linhart Public Relations, to the board of trustees.

• James O. Hill, executive director of the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center was presented with the George A. Bray Founders Award from the Obesity Society in recognition of his contributions to the science, treatment, and prevention of obesity.

• Colorado Springs hired Tom Florczak as the new deputy city attorney.

• Bill Schmidt, senior trust officer, First Western Trust, has joined the Excelsior Youth Foundation board of directors.

• Ciber Inc. named Maria Pardee senior vice president and general manager of its international division.

• Red Door Interactive announced the addition of Andrew Batten to manage the digital analytics team and Elizabeth McIlhany to oversee accounts and execute projects.

• Bertha Lynn, news ancho for KMGH-TV Channel 7, was recently inducted into the 2012 class of The Denver Press Club Hall of Fame.

• Ashok Prasad, a Colorado State University chemical and biological engineering professor, has been awarded a $400,000, five-year National Science Foundation Career grant to study how stem cells respond to the geometry and topography of their environment.

• Life Care Physician Services LLC, recently placed Dr. Aradhika Parmar a as the first on-site physician at Life Care Center of Littleton.

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